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CIGAR-SHAPED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cigar-shaped mean?
• CIGAR-SHAPED (adjective)
The adjective CIGAR-SHAPED has 1 sense:
1. tapering at each end
Familiarity information: CIGAR-SHAPED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tapering at each end
Synonyms:
cigar-shaped; fusiform; spindle-shaped
Similar:
pointed (having a point)
Context examples
A well-circumscribed benign smooth muscle neoplasm characterized by the presence of spindle cells with cigar-shaped nuclei, interlacing fascicles, and a whorled pattern.
(Leiomyoma, NCI Thesaurus)
“It is nothing very formidable,” he said, taking a long cigar-shaped roll from his pocket.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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